Cr Pr 2-3 (1-05) Winter Wheat Seedings National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 12, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Winter Wheat Seedings call Lance Honig at (202) 720-8068, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. Planted Acres Down 4 Percent Winter wheat seeded area for 2005 is expected to total 41.6 million acres, down 4 percent from 2004. Approximate class acreage breakdowns are: Hard Red Winter, 30.5 million; Soft Red Winter, 6.6 million; and White Winter, 4.5 million. Winter Wheat: Area Seeded, United States, 2003-2005 (Domestic Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop Year : 2005 Item :--------------------------------------------------: as Pct. of : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Acres ------------- Percent : Winter : Wheat : 45,384 43,350 41,567 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Area Seeded, United States, 2003-2005 (Metric Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop Year : 2005 Item :--------------------------------------------------: as Pct. of : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- Hectares ----------------- Percent : Winter : Wheat : 18,366,450 17,543,310 16,821,750 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Planted area for harvest in 2005 is estimated at 41.6 million acres. This is down 4 percent from 2004. Seeding began last August and advanced ahead of the 5-year average pace until the middle of October, when wet weather slowed progress. Nearly all of the U.S. acreage was seeded by December 1. Most remaining intended area is in the Southeast and California. Although frequent rainfall hampered seeding progress in many areas, the precipitation was beneficial and contributed to record high condition ratings throughout much of the fall. Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat seeded area is about 30.5 million acres, down 1 percent from 2004. Acreage changes from last year are mixed across the growing region. Growers in Texas and Oklahoma planted significantly fewer acres this year, due largely to wet fall weather. Late cotton harvest and high cattle prices also contributed to the declines. Conversely, large acreage increases occurred in Colorado and Montana, where seeding conditions and moisture supplies were supportive. Soft Red Winter (SRW) area, at about 6.6 million acres, is down 19 percent from last year. Large acreage declines are recorded in most SRW growing States. Wet fall conditions prevented operators from planting all of the acreage that they normally would across much of the region. Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, and New Jersey are all at record low levels. White Winter wheat seeded area totals about 4.5 million acres, up 4 percent from 2004. Farmers in all three Pacific Northwest States (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) took advantage of good seeding conditions and adequate soil moisture and planted more acres than a year ago. Durum Wheat: Seedings in Arizona and California for 2005 harvest are estimated at 210,000 acres. This total is down 5 percent from their final 2004 acreage. Planting is ongoing in California's San Jaoquin and Imperial Valleys. No major problems with the crop have been reported. This report was approved on January 12, 2005. Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Rich Allen Winter Wheat: Area Seeded, by State and United States, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop Year : 2005 State :--------------------------------------------------: as Pct. of : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Acres ------------- Percent : AL : 150 120 120 100 AZ : 4 5 5 100 AR : 700 670 240 36 CA : 740 560 500 89 CO : 2,600 2,300 2,650 115 DE : 50 50 50 100 FL : 20 18 20 111 GA : 380 330 290 88 ID : 760 750 770 103 IL : 850 920 650 71 IN : 460 450 360 80 IA : 25 28 25 89 KS : 10,500 10,000 10,100 101 KY : 500 530 460 87 LA : 155 180 130 72 MD : 165 160 150 94 MI : 680 660 650 98 MN : 25 27 20 74 MS : 150 160 110 69 MO : 960 1,050 700 67 MT : 1,900 1,900 2,150 113 NE : 1,900 1,850 1,850 100 NV : 7 6 7 117 NJ : 31 28 28 100 NM : 500 490 490 100 NY : 130 105 120 114 NC : 530 600 580 97 ND : 130 245 260 106 OH : 1,060 920 840 91 OK : 6,700 6,200 5,800 94 OR : 970 820 870 106 PA : 175 140 180 129 SC : 200 190 180 95 SD : 1,650 1,650 1,500 91 TN : 430 400 290 73 TX : 6,600 6,300 5,800 92 UT : 160 130 135 104 VA : 210 210 220 105 WA : 1,850 1,800 1,900 106 WV : 12 8 7 88 WI : 205 240 200 83 WY : 160 150 160 107 : US : 45,384 43,350 41,567 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durum Wheat: Area Seeded, by State and United States, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop Year : 2005 State :--------------------------------------------------: as Pct. of : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 1/ : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Acres ------------ Percent : AZ : 115 100 100 100 CA : 130 120 110 92 ID 2/ : MN 3/ : 2 1 MT : 640 570 ND : 2,000 1,750 SD : 28 20 : US : 2,915 2,561 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Indicated 2005 area seeded for all six states will be published in "Prospective Plantings" released March 31, 2005. 2/ Estimates began in 2005. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 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